A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Sagem Defense electro-optical multifunction system (EOMS) should see steady production over the next several years for multiple naval applications. The system …
International Demand Drives Naval Electro-Optical Multifunction System Production Read More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. If you were to look across the globe at the armed forces of the world’s many countries, you would be hard-pressed …
Does India’s Latest Defense Budget Pit the Government against the Armed Forces? Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Air Force has awarded two new contracts, worth a combined $161.9 million, as part of its effort to develop a …
USAF Awards Rocket Engine Development Contracts Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, C4I Analyst, Forecast International. Starting back in the high-tension days of the Cold War, the U.S. Department of Defense realized the vital necessity of having around-the-clock protected …
Enhanced Polar System Cuts Through Ice, but Can It Cut Through Program Review Bureaucracy? Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In its latest study on the medium/heavy military rotorcraft market, Forecast International is projecting that 4,744 such rotorcraft will be produced from …
Changes in Competitive Landscape Mark Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In an ongoing quest to replace its badly aging fleet of Warsaw Pact-era MiG-21 Lancer fighter aircraft, Romania continues to scour the secondhand …
Romania to Seek Another Batch of F-16s in 2017 Read More By J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 49 and 22 commercial jets in January 2016, down from 50 and 36 in January 2015, respectively. While Airbus traditionally …
Airbus, Boeing Report January 2016 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As India embarks on its quest to fast-track construction of a second indigenous aircraft carrier, the question in Indian Navy circles becomes how …
Is the Rafale Coming to the Indian Navy? Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Raytheon’s APY-10 maritime, littoral, and overland surveillance radar has received another endorsement through an award for its sole platform, the Boeing P-8 …
Another Endorsement for Raytheon’s Versatile APY-10 Radar Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves. The detection was made on September 14, …
NSF’s Gravitational Wave Detection Could Encourage Adoption of $1.4 Billion NGO Mission Read More